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CN1628320B - Chip card with backward compatible reduced size and adapter therefor - Google Patents

Chip card with backward compatible reduced size and adapter therefor Download PDF

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CN1628320B
CN1628320B CN02829138.7A CN02829138A CN1628320B CN 1628320 B CN1628320 B CN 1628320B CN 02829138 A CN02829138 A CN 02829138A CN 1628320 B CN1628320 B CN 1628320B
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野田知惠
村赖敦司
石川英俊
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Abstract

The invention relates to a chip card and an adapter therefor with backward compatibility and reduced dimensions. In order to achieve backward compatibility for smaller chip cards, in particular for conventional card readers/writers or conventional mobile terminals, according to the invention the smaller chip card comprises a card body and a first contact area (14) having a size and a position according to a predetermined standard. First, the integrated circuit chip (36) is physically and electrically connected to contacts of the second contact area (38), wherein the positions of the contacts in the second contact area (38) are different from the positions of the contacts in the first contact area (14). According to the invention, the integrated circuit chip (36) is also connected to contacts in the first contact area (14).

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Chip card and adapter thereof with minification of back compatible
Technical field
The present invention relates to littler chip card, especially, relate to littler chip card with back compatible and the portable adaptor that is used for described littler chip card.
Background technology
Japanese patent abstract, Vol.016, no.440 (M-1310), on September 14th, 1992 and JP04153097 relate to two IC chips that are provided at symmetrical arrangement on the chip card, wherein realize symmetry with respect to direction of insertion.This allows to increase handling safety.
DE 199 26 348A have described the method that is used to make the microchip card and for example according to the relevant permutation of two microchip cards on the supporting card of ID-000 form.
DE 199 22 063A have described the adapter card of the communicator that is used for chip card, have the recognition device that is used to insert the device of chip card and is used for chip card.Recognition device is used for selecting suitable bus, operating voltage or other parameters.
DE 198 26 428A have described has the chip assembly that holds main body.Wherein can change chip assembly in the main body in holding of ID-1 form.
In FR-A-2 794 264, the adapter that is used for the electronics portable set has been described, particularly dwindle the chip card of ID-000 form.By cut-out (cut out) is provided, shift out chip card from adapter.
JP 62-255192A has described a kind of adapter, and wherein littler IC-card reversibly is connected to described adapter or shifts out from it.
FR-A-2 771 199 has described portable chip card and relevant disposal system, and wherein selecting arrangement allows and the other contact region that selectively connects two littler IC chip cards.
US-A-6,151,511 have described the adapter that is used for cellular integrated circuit card, according to different connection standards, have first and second districts that separate especially that are used to be electrically connected.
EP 1 052 590 A1 have described by fastening in draw-in groove, will be used to connect draw-in groove that meets first standard and the card connection adapter that meets the card of second standard.
In mobile communication system, for example PDC, GSM or IMT2000 mobile communication system, the Subscriber Identity Module SIM that is also referred to as chip card or smart card hereinafter has different card forms.The first form ID-1 shown in Figure 1 is a large-size, therefore is convenient to the process chip card.Another form shown in Figure 1 is for inserting the ID-000 that chip card provides and allowing typically minification.But the chip card in the cut ID-1 form is to allow to take out the ID-000 card.
As shown in Figure 2, chip card has eight contacts usually, be used for power Vcc, reset input RST, clock CLK, GND, program power unit Vpp, be used for the I/O I/O of serial communication or be the following RFU that reserves that uses.Iso standard 7816-1, the 2nd is used for the example of specification of position, minimum dimension and the purposes of each contact.In aforesaid mobile communication system chip card, comprise Subscriber Number and verification algorithm.
On meaning more generally, chip card is also referred to as Universal Integrated Circuit Card UICC, for example described in the ETSI TS102.221.
Use a problem of obtainable scheme to be to become more and more littler along with the size of these portable terminals, the form of ID-000 is the design of limiting mobile terminal more and more.
In view of another problem of littler chip card being introduced mobile communications network market is the inside operability with existing chip card reader/write device, for example for when the distribution chip card or initialization and personalization when transmitting chip card and giving the terminal user, and with the other inside operability of portable terminal.It should be noted that hereinafter, also existing chip card reader/write device is called traditional die card reader/write device and existing portable terminal is called traditional portable terminal.
Especially, use the back compatible problem of traditional mobile terminal more important, because can not hold the replacement traditional mobile terminal the terminal user than the back compatible problem that is used for the other system element.
Unsolved so far another problem is the minification along with littler chip card, and the portability and the processing that are used for terminal user's littler chip card become more and more difficult.,, when introducing infix form ID-000, compare easy disconnection of undue plasticity and electric contact with ID-1 and keep intact as the ID-1 of bank/credit/phonecard except that usually.This portable method will no longer work to littler chip card, because its size is littler, so that directly handle by the terminal user.
Summary of the invention
In view of above, the objective of the invention is to realize being used for littler chip card and conventional apparatus, the particularly back compatible of legacy card reader/write device or traditional mobile terminal.
Another object of the present invention is to realize being used for convenient portable mechanism.
For realizing these purposes,, provide littler chip card with feature as claimed in claim 1 according to the present invention.
It should be noted that the littler chip card on meaning of the present invention is not limited to the application of particular type, therefore,, can be called portable electric appts the most in general sense.
According to the present invention, proposed integrated circuit (IC) chip physics and be electrically connected to the contact of second contact regions and first contact regions so that realize back compatible.
Therefore, the present invention allows to have two independently contact regions on portable electric appts, and one is used for the compatible of standard and another freely designs by existing standard, and the restriction of not forcing.Be connected to two different contact regions although integrated circuit (IC) chip is dual, not only on mechanical sense, realize back compatible, promptly, so that new portable electric appts can insert conventional apparatus, and on level, being connected to first contact regions that provides with operating such by integrated circuit (IC) chip also is back compatible.This connection permission is operated littler chip card with conventional apparatus.
In addition, the present invention allows to realize and dissimilar conventional apparatus, promptly is suitable for the back compatible of the conventional apparatus of ID-1 form or ID-000 form.
Preferably, the standard that is used to define first contact regions can be from for example ISO 7816-1,2, a kind of standard of selecting of ETSI UICC TS102.221, ETS1 GSM IS 11.11, TETRA TS100812-2/EN300 812, ARIB PDC SDR-27,3GPP TS31.101 and 3GPP2 TR45.
Therefore, only, irrelevant with application type according to the standard of definition contact position and geometric configuration, realize back compatible.Typical example is according to the standard that is used in the mobile communication system, or according to the standard that is used for bank/credit/phonecard, ISO 7816-1 for example, 2 back compatible.
According to another preferred embodiment of the invention, the card main body form of portable electric appts is ID-1, and standardization first contact regions is positioned at the ID-000 parts of card main body, and littler chip card is positioned at outside the ID-000 parts of card main body.
First advantage of this preferred embodiment is and can realizes back compatible by inserting chip card.Therefore, traditional chip card reader/write device and conventional terminal can use the 7816-1 according to ISO, and 2 contact is realized the actual electrical sub-interface simultaneously in littler chip card.
Preferably implement according to of the present invention another, can on the similar face of card main body, provide contact regions and littler chip card.In addition, provide contact regions and littler chip card to be arranged on the different surfaces of card main body according to previous existing standard.
Therefore, when a side that littler chip card is provided on the card main body and a side of the contact regions that provides according to previous existing standard are irrelevant, the miniaturized design dirigibility.
Gai Shu the present invention so far has nothing to do with the single-chip solution of standard contacts district and littler chip card is provided on the card main body.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to the compatibility of littler chip card, in other words, relates to by the terminal user and handles littler chip card.
According to of the present invention, the chip card adapter as claimed in claim 11 of a kind of form ID-000 is provided, or adapter briefly, be suitable for handling the littler chip card that has than ID-000 smaller szie.
Littler chip card can separate with adapter, reconnects to adapter then, promptly by the device of traditional type or by being the custom-designed portable terminal of littler chip card.In addition, littler chip card can be connected to the adapter that is used for once connecting.
Preferably, adapter has according to preassigned, ISO 7816-1 for example, 2, the contact regions of ETSIUICC TS102.221, GSM11.11, TETRA TS100812-2/EN300 812, ARIBPDC SDR-27,3GPP TS31.101 and 3GPP2 TR45 is so that realize back compatible.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the chip card adapter has U-shaped to cut off, and is used to hold littler chip card.The transverse edge of this cut-out that contacts with littler chip card has the section according to the transverse edge section of littler chip card.This section can be groove section or projection section.
According to another preferred embodiment of the invention, the chip card adapter has with littler chip card and contacts, for example in the contact in the zone at the transverse edge place of the cut-out of the transverse edge of littler chip card.
This allows to keep back compatible after littler chip card is reconnected to the chip card adapter.
Another aspect of the present invention be particularly related to be suitable for portable property, according to independent claims 17 described littler chip cards.
The card main body of littler chip card has less than the form of the size of ID-000 and has physics and the chip card district of the integrated circuit (IC) chip of the contact of the contact regions that is electrically connected to littler chip card.Of the present invention this is particularly related to the chip card body that is used to be suitable for littler chip card is connected to the littler chip card with edge of chip card adapter on the one hand.
Transverse edge is the section transverse edge, and can have by the chip card adapter, the contact of the contact regions of littler chip card is connected to the contact of the external adapter that is used for back compatible.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to the terminal interface that has according to the feature of independent claims 22 and be used to have the littler chip card of handling less than the size of ID-000 and by chip card adapter according to the present invention.
Terminal interface has the opening that is used to insert the chip card adapter.Therefore, the opening of terminal interface is wider than littler chip card itself, promptly is suitable for holding ID-000 type chip card adapter.
In addition, terminal interface has lock cell, is suitable in locking mode when the operating terminal interface, for example by press down littler chip card behind the opening that inserts terminal interface, by meshing, littler chip card and chip card adapter are separated with littler chip card machinery.
Preferably, also can be by being suitable in unlock mode, making littler chip card push the lock unit of separating of chip card adapter to, operating terminal interface in unlock mode.As long as littler chip card reconnects with relevant chip card adapter, then can it be shifted out by the opening of terminal interface.
Preferably, terminal interface comprises the user of permission by terminal interface, determines the interface of locking or unlock mode.Can realize terminal interface or by software support terminal interface with mechanical system.
As above general introduction, different aspect of the present invention be not only in the meaning of chip card form, for example on ID-1 or the ID-000, but and from according to the electric contact of preassigned definition and therefore on operational degree, allow the back compatible of littler chip card.
Simultaneously, do not force the restriction that is used to design littler chip card, cause the minimum dimension of littler chip card thus.By being used to handle the suitable mechanism of littler chip card, or, guarantee portability by being provided for handling the suitable terminal of littler chip card.
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Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 represents as the ID-1 of common chip card form and ID-000 chip card form;
Fig. 2 represents according to the ISO7816-1 as the standard of the arrangement of the definition contact that is used for and size, the arrangement of 2 contact;
Fig. 3 represents according to the present invention, is used to have first example of the littler chip card of the physical dimension littler than ID-000;
Fig. 4 represents according to the present invention, is used to have second example of the littler chip card of the physical dimension littler than ID-000;
Fig. 5 represents according to the present invention, is used to realize first example of back compatible;
Fig. 6-10 expression is used to realize the other example of back compatible according to the present invention;
Figure 11 represents to be used for the example by the perpendicular cuts of ID-000 card main body;
Figure 12 represents to be used for the example of the U-shaped line of cut of ID-000 card main body;
Figure 13 represents to be used for the example of the L shaped line of cut of ID-000 card main body;
Figure 14 represents to be used for to realize first example of back compatible by with the integrated circuit (IC) chip physics of littler chip card and the contact regions that is electrically connected to newly-designed contact regions and meets previous existing standard;
Figure 15 represents to be used for to realize second example of back compatible by with the integrated circuit (IC) chip physics of littler chip card and the contact regions that is electrically connected to newly-designed contact regions and meets previous existing standard;
Figure 16 represents to be used for the example that integrated circuit (IC) chip is connected to two chip mancarried electronic aids of independent contact regions;
Figure 17 represents to be used for integrated circuit (IC) chip and is connected to another example of twin-core sheet solution of integrated circuit (IC) chip that different contact regions and connection are used for the littler chip card of back compatible;
Figure 18 represents to be used for integrated circuit (IC) chip and is connected to another example of twin-core sheet solution of integrated circuit (IC) chip that different contact regions and connection are used for the littler chip card of back compatible;
Figure 19 be illustrated in the contact regions of littler chip card and the contact regions of arranging according to Figure 14 or 15 between the example of the connector that provides;
Figure 20 be illustrated in littler chip card and the contact of on ID-000, arranging between conductor in the contact that provides;
Figure 21 represents to be used to engage the integrated circuit (IC) chip of littler chip card so that realize first example of back compatible;
Figure 22 represents to be used to engage the integrated circuit (IC) chip of littler chip card so that realize second example of back compatible;
Figure 23 represents to have the sectional view of the portable electric appts of back compatible;
Figure 24 represents to have the sectional view of another portable electric appts of back compatible;
The littler chip card that Figure 25 represents to be suitable for according to the portable mechanism of littler chip card of the present invention and has the annex that is used to be connected to the related chip card adapter.
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Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Below with reference to littler chip card.
Be used to have less than ID-000 or in other words, as shown in Figure 3 near first example of the littler chip card of the size of silicon.Arrange different contacts along two parallel lines, for example these contacts are used for power Vcc, reset input RST, clock CLK, GND, programm voltage Vpp, be used for the I/O I/O of serial communication.Certainly, can change the order or the omission of contact along the line or increase one or more contacts.
Be used to have as shown in Figure 4 near second example of the littler chip card of the size of silicon.This littler chip card is different from littler chip card part shown in Figure 3 and is that only single line is arranged the contact.Simultaneously, the purposes of represented contact only is considered as example of the present invention and can arbitrarily changes, and for example, can change the order or the omission of contact along the line or increase one or more contacts.
The littler chip card of integral body according to the present invention can be understood as littler Universal Integrated Circuit Card, for example has the littler UICC of minification, therefore, the most in general sense, can be called portable electric appts.
Fig. 5 represents to be used for first example according to portable electric appts of the present invention.Portable electric appts has the card main body 10 that meets the ID-1 form.According to the ID-000 form, arrange the parts 12 of the card main body that is also referred to as insertion parts.As insertion parts, the contact regions that meets preassigned is provided, for example described standard is ISO7816-1,2, ETSI UICC TS102.221, GSM11.11, TETRA TS100 812-2/EN 300 812, ARIB PDC SDR-27,3GPP TS 31.101 and 3GPP2 TR45.
Hereinafter, the contact of arranging in the ID-000 parts of card main body 10 is also referred to as the contact among the ID-000.
In addition, as shown in Figure 5, card main body 10 has littler chip card.Littler chip card 16 comprises the integrated circuit (IC) chip that is positioned on the contact regions.Although not shown in Fig. 5, integrated circuit (IC) chip can be separated with the contact regions of littler chip card and is positioned at the somewhere of ID-1 chip card.
As shown in Figure 5, the integrated circuit (IC) chip of littler chip card is installed in the contact regions of littler chip card.In addition, littler chip card is arranged in outside the ID-000 parts of card main body.Contact in the contact regions of littler chip card is through being linked on the contact of ID-1/ID-000 parts refer to figs. 14 and 15 the connection of describing hereinafter 18.Therefore, for communicating by letter, can use the contact of ID-1/ID-000 to realize back compatible with traditional card reader/write device and/or traditional portable terminal with littler chip card.In addition, the contact of littler chip card can be used for for example being suitable for the new terminal of littler chip card design.
According to the present invention, also the contact of littler chip card can be connected with use the contact in the ID-000 district that reserves for future.This allows the functional exchanges data that expands to littler chip card, for example, and according to USB standard, RS232 or the like, to be used for the related functionality of littler chip card.
Littler chip card shown in Figure 5 meets the single-chip solution, wherein the single integrated circuit chip is installed in the contact regions of littler chip card.Yet, also littler chip card can be provided as twin-core sheet solution, wherein other integrated circuit (IC) chip is installed on the contact among the ID-000.
Fig. 6 represents to be used for second example according to portable electric appts of the present invention.Use identical Reference numeral to represent that those are corresponding to previous parts with reference to figure 5 described elements.
As shown in Figure 6, according to second example, littler chip card 16 is placed in the ID-000., refer to figs. 14 and 15 described connection the contact and the contact 14 that provides in ID-000 of littler chip card 16 linked through hereinafter.Therefore, will be used as the electrical interface of littler chip card 16 according to the contact 14 that the standard that is pre-existing in provides.Therefore, even transfer to the ID-000 element, traditional card reader/write device and traditional terminal also can use the contact 14 that provides according to the standard that is pre-existing in to be used for back compatible, and it still can use with conventional terminal.Simultaneously, littler chip card 16 has the contact as the electrical interface of the end device that is particularly suitable for littler chip card 16.
That Fig. 7 represents is relevant with example shown in Figure 5, according to another example of portable electric appts of the present invention.Wherein, as to reference to the replenishing of figure 5 described elements, provide perforation line 20 around the littler chip card 16 in ID-1 card main body.This permission is shifted out littler chip card from ID-1 card main body, so that use littler chip card 16 subsequently.
Fig. 8 represents another example according to electronics portable electric appts of the present invention.Wherein, the periphery along ID-000 provides other perforation line 22.This example is particularly suitable for the solution of twin-core sheet.In this case, the terminal user can have the littler chip card that inserts chip card and use the ID-1 card, after extracting from the ID-1 card, uses ID-000 to insert chip card or newly-designed littler chip card then.In addition, he can be used in combination two kinds of chip cards.
Fig. 9 represents the improvement of portable set shown in Figure 6.Use identical Reference numeral to represent previously described these parts.
As shown in Figure 9, this example is relevant with the littler chip card that provides in ID-000.
In the ID-000 contact be placed on the ID-000 parts between the littler chip card of ID-000 line of cut is provided.In addition, around ID-000, provide perforation line.
Arrangement shown in Figure 9 allows to take out the ID-000 parts from the card main body with the ID-1 form.Simultaneously, use line of cut, separately the ID-000 parts.When being used for that still the ID-000 parts are connected to the fixed part 28 of card main body of ID-1 parts and line of cut 24 along different directions, for example when mobile each other, be convenient to this operation.During mobile ID-000 parts, there is not power to be applied on the line of cut.
Figure 10 represents another example according to portable electric appts of the present invention.Use identical Reference numeral to represent these parts of before having described with reference to figure 9.
As shown in figure 10, provide perforation 30,32 and 34, be used for the easier ID-000 of cutting apart parts along line of cut 24.On perforation 30,32 and 34 other part 24-1 and the line of cut among the 24-2, the back compatible between the contact that provides for littler chip card with according to the standard of preexist provides connection.
Example shown in Figure 10 is convenient to littler chip card and remaining ID-000 parts are separated.
Although provided above-mentioned example of the present invention according to the ID-1 form, following example is relevant with the still less back compatible of using ID-00.
As shown in figure 11, needn't be provided for supporting the ID-1 card and the littler chip card 16 of the contact in the ID-000 district simultaneously.On the contrary, can provide the ID-000 parts equally.Alternatively, the ID-000 parts can have line of cut, as described in reference to figure 9 and 10.
Shown in Figure 12 and 13, line of cut can be a U-shaped and L shaped.Especially, the U-shaped line of cut is very suitable for allowing again littler chip card 16 being connected on the ID-000 parts after separation.Be suitable for that littler chip card is distributed with the ID-000 parts and the only separated situation used afterwards of once being used for of littler chip card according to the other line of cut of Fig. 9 and 11.
Although described the above-mentioned different aspect of the littler chip card on the arrangement of ID-000 contact and ID-1 card and the ID-000 card, hereinafter, will discuss the other aspect that realizes back compatibles with reference to figs. 14 to 18 with reference to figure 5 to 13.
Figure 14 is relevant with the single-chip solution with 15.
The ID-000 parts have contact regions 14 and littler chip card has integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 and other contact regions 38.As shown in figure 14, the contact regions 38 of littler chip card has the contact that is different from the contact in the contact regions 14 with the position.In addition, the number of contacts in the contact regions 38 can be different from the number of contacts in the contact regions 14.
As shown in figure 14, the integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 of littler chip card engages with contact regions 38 by connecting 40.In addition, use to connect 44, integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 also is connected with the relevant contacts 42 of contact regions 14.Therefore, provide connection 40 and 44 apart from each other.
Another example as shown in figure 15.Use identical Reference numeral to represent the said elements of describing with reference to Figure 14.
According to Figure 15, the integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 of littler chip card directly is not connected with contact regions 14.On the contrary, by connecting 46, be linked as back compatible and the contact regions 38 of the littler chip card that provides and the corresponding contacts in the contact regions 14.
Although according to Figure 15, between the corresponding contacts of the contact regions 38 of littler chip card and contact regions 14, provide to connect 46, can join integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 to contact regions 38 from connection 40 bifurcateds that provided.
Be used for other example according to the connection figure of the twin-core sheet solution of portable electric appts of the present invention shown in Figure 16 to 18.Represent with identical Reference numeral refer to figs. 14 and 15 described those elements.
As shown in figure 16, except that the integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 of littler chip card, also provide to use to connect 50, join the other integrated circuit (IC) chip 48 of the contact among the ID-000 to.To example shown in Figure 14, do not provide connection from the integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 of littler chip card to contact regions 14.But, when the integrated circuit (IC) chip relevant with the contact regions 14 among the ID-000 is provided, relevant littler chip card back compatible.
According to twin-core sheet solution shown in Figure 16, two integrated circuit (IC) chip are operated independently.Exterior terminal system or card reader/write device are handled the startup or the coordination of its built-in function, for example copy information to another from an integrated circuit (IC) chip.
Another example as shown in figure 17.Wherein, as to the replenishing of example shown in Figure 14, be provided for the integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 of littler chip card is connected to the other connection 52 of the relevant contacts in the ID-000 district, to be used for the back compatible of littler chip card.
For twin-core sheet solution shown in Figure 17, the external system of similar terminal or card reader/write device is responsible for the correlativity and the startup of integrated circuit (IC) chip 36,48.Especially, external system can be switched integrated circuit (IC) chip through contact regions 14.
According to another example shown in Figure 180, provide to connect 54 so that realize snapping into the back compatible of contact regions 14 from littler chip.Connect 54 and be not directly connected to contact regions 14, but be connected to integrated circuit (IC) chip 48.This allows the exchanges data between the integrated circuit (IC) chip 48 and 36.As long as the data that generate can be used in the integrated circuit (IC) chip 48, then forward said data to the relevant contacts in the contact regions 14 then in the integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 of littler chip card.
Other example shown in Figure 180 is suitable for integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 with littler chip card and is connected to on the contact of using the ID-000 contact regions 14 that RFU reserves future.This option of the present invention allows for example contact through being reserved, according to the data transmission of RS232 or USB.
Although described the different examples of realizing back compatible, hereinafter, will the other details that be used to realize these connections be described referring to figures 19 through 22 with reference to figs. 14 to 18.
A kind of option that is used to realize the connection of back compatible is based on has sandwich construction, promptly has the card main body of a plurality of films.
As shown in figure 19, by a plurality of leads/conductor 18-1 on the film 58 ..., 18-6, be embodied as back compatible and the contact regions 38 of the littler chip card that provides and the connection between the contact regions 14.Can only provide lead/conductor on the side of film or on the both sides at film or on different films.
For example shown in Figure 19, suppose the contact regions 38 that is used for littler chip card according to ISO7860-1,2 have contact Vcc, RST, TLK, GND, Vpp, I/O, and each contact in the connecting terminal district 38, are used for the back compatible with contact regions 14.
As shown in figure 20, the conductor dbus that provides on film 58 is crossed as mentioned above and the line of cut shown in Fig. 9 to 13.Especially, for realize each conductor 18-1 ..., the separation of 18-6 and reconnecting, a side of each conductor will have wideer surperficial 60, be used to reconnect.In addition, both sides can have wideer surface.
Hereinafter, will be with reference to Figure 21 and 22, describe integrated circuit (IC) chip with littler chip card and be installed in other details in the relevant contacts district.
As shown in figure 21, the integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 of chipcard embeds in the small pieces coatings (die-coating) 62.By closing line 66, integrated circuit (IC) chip 36 is joined on the contact 64 of contact regions 38.For realizing back compatible, other closing line 68 is branched to the relevant contacts of the contact regions 14 on the ID-000.Other element shown in Figure 21 is stratiform glue 70 and glass epoxide element 72.
Be used to realize littler chip card integrated circuit (IC) chip installation other example as shown in figure 22.Before used identical Reference numeral to represent with reference to described those elements of Figure 21.
Example shown in Figure 22 is different from previous described example part and is that closing line 66 is branched to the relevant contacts of the contact regions 14 on the ID-000.
Although the example to shown in Figure 21 and 22 only shows single closing line, should understand the quantity of determining the lead of realization back compatible by the number of contacts of littler chip card.
With reference to Figure 23 and 24, description had the other details of the portable electric appts of littler chip card and back compatible.Represent before with reference to Figure 21 and 22 described elements using identical Reference numeral.
As shown in figure 23, for example providing card main body 10 according to ID-1 or ID-000, is contact regions 14 and the contact regions 38 relevant with littler chip card that back compatible provides with the support.Xsect is represented two the contact 38-1 and the 38-2 of the contact regions that is used for two contact 14-1 and 14-2 of first contact regions and is used for littler chip card.
Replenishing of the explanation that provides as reference Figure 21 and 22, Figure 22 represents that how conductor 68-1 and 68-2 be branched to contact 14-1 and 14-2 to realize back compatible from contact regions 38-1 and 38-2 respectively.
As shown in figure 23, line of cut 24 is provided as groove.Conductor 68-1 and 68-2 do not shift out in case that part of card main body 10 that forms groove across line of cut.It should be noted that can be with bifurcated provided as shown in figure 22 bondwire applications in structure shown in Figure 23.
Figure 24 represents to be used to have another example of portable set of the littler chip card of back compatible.Before represented with identical Reference numeral with reference to described those elements of Figure 23.
Example shown in Figure 24 is different from example part among Figure 23 and is not only to provide small pieces coating 62 in around the integrated chip 36 of littler chip card, and extends small pieces coating 62 to contact regions 14 in chip card body 10.Can melt paper tinsel with heat and cover the small pieces coating.
As shown in figure 24, according to this another example, conductor 68-1 and 68-2 do not move in card main body 10, but move in small pieces coating 62.
Hereinafter, will the of the present invention others relevant with associated terminal with littler chip card be described with reference to Figure 25.
Usually, structure shown in Figure 25 provides chip card interface termination 76, is also referred to as the interface termination hereinafter, is suitable for when littler chip card is inserted into terminal 76, is suitable for littler chip card and adapter 78 are separated.In addition, after using littler chip card, once more littler chip card is connected on the adapter 78.Therefore, adapter allows to be easy to handle littler chip card.In addition, on the meaning of above-mentioned general introduction, adapter can be supported back compatible, so that conventional terminal can accept to be connected to the littler chip card on the adapter.
As shown in figure 25, be provided for the distinct interface of littler chip card, i.e. UICC interface in the conventional terminal 74 and the UICC interface in the new terminal 76.
Littler chip card with adapter 78 can be inserted in the conventional terminal 74.In addition, can reduce to be used for the degree of depth of the new terminal 76 of littler chip card, even the width of its opening 80 and height and conventional terminal 74 is identical.This allows to make new terminal littler and in Terminal Design, and promptly the portable terminal aspect provides dirigibility.
Hereinafter, will the structure of chip card adapter be described in more detail.
The chip card adapter can have the form ID-000 that is used for conventional terminal.For with new terminal 76 reciprocations, it should have permission from being used for shifting out littler chip card at the chip card adapter 78 that new terminal 76 uses, and the firmware that once more littler chip card is connected to chip card adapter 78.In addition, firmware can be realized once connecting.
As shown in figure 25, a kind of method that realizes this provides to have in the one side and cuts off 82 chip card 78.During littler chip card was connected to chip card adapter 78, the transverse edge of cut-out 82 entered the transverse edge engagement with littler chip card.Transverse edge by the cut-out 82 with section is provided and by the transverse edge that has for the littler chip card 78 of the section of the counter pair of the section that cuts off 82 transverse edge is provided is realized littler chip card is fixed to the chip card adapter.A kind of selection provides the transverse edge of the cut-out 82 with groove section 84 and has the transverse edge of the littler chip card of projection 86, or vice versa.
The replacement scheme of using the method for section is for example to provide pin in the front that cuts off 82, described pin and the cavity engagement that forms in littler chip card.
In addition, adapter 78 can have according to ISO7816-1, and 2 contact is used for back compatible.In this case, the connector that provides for back compatible passes through the transverse edge of cut-out 84 through relevant contact (not shown among Figure 25).
The lower part of Figure 25 represents to be used for handling by adapter 78 the other details of the new terminal 76 of littler chip card.New terminal 76 comprises the opening 80 that has according to the width of ID-000.In addition, new terminal 76 comprises only to the littler hardware mechanism that the chip card part/littler chip card makes up that presses down the adapter that inserts opening 80.For operating new terminal 76 with unlock mode, new terminal 76 has the anti-hardware mechanism that inserts adapter 78 of littler chip card part.For example, in the bottom of terminal interface, can provide the pusher that is suitable for littler chip card is pressed into backward the cut-out 82 of adapter 78.After littler chip card is inserted adapter 76 again, shift out adapter and littler chip card from new terminal 76, be used for further processing.
Generally speaking, the operation of new terminal shown in Figure 25 can be divided into following substep: the littler chip card with adapter 78 inserts the new terminal 76 that is used for littler chip card.Then, the pattern of new terminal 76 is arranged to " locking ", so that to pressing down littler chip card.Hereinafter, shift out adapter 78 and behind operation new terminal 76, adapter 78 can be inserted new terminal once more from new terminal 76.Wherein, new terminal 76 is arranged to " release " pattern, expression promotes littler chip card so that with littler chip card shift-in adapter 78 by the button of terminal interface mechanism.Use the associated button of terminal 76, or,, can determine " locking/unlocking " pattern of new terminal by the user for example through the terminal interface of interface software by being suitable for programming.

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1.一种便携式电子设备，包括：1. A portable electronic device, comprising: 卡主体(10)；card body (10); 第一触点区(14)，具有根据预定标准的触点的尺寸和位置；a first contact zone (14) having a size and location of contacts according to predetermined criteria; 其特征在于，It is characterized in that, 具有集成电路芯片的芯片卡区，所述芯片物理和电连接到第二触点区(16)的触点，所述第二触点区中的触点的位置不同于所述第一触点区中的触点的位置，其中A chip card area with an integrated circuit chip physically and electrically connected to contacts of a second contact area (16) in which the contacts are located differently than said first contacts The location of the contacts in the zone, where the 所述芯片卡区中的所述集成电路芯片还连接到所述第一触点区(14)的触点，Said integrated circuit chip in said chip card area is also connected to contacts of said first contact area (14), 在留下未穿孔的至少一段的所述第一触点区的圆周处提供第一穿孔线(22)，用于将所述第一触点区可逆地固定到所述卡主体(10)上，以及providing a first line of perforations (22) at the circumference of said first contact area leaving at least one section unperforated for reversibly securing said first contact area to said card body (10), as well as 在留下未穿孔的至少一段的所述第二触点区的圆周处提供第二穿孔线(20)，用于将所述第二触点区可逆地固定到所述卡主体(10)上。A second line of perforations (20) is provided at the circumference of said second contact area leaving at least one section unperforated for reversible fixing of said second contact area to said card body (10). 2.如权利要求1所述的便携式电子设备，其特征在于，通过与用于将所述集成电路芯片连接到所述第二触点区(16)的触点的连接分开提供的连接，所述集成电路芯片连接到所述第一触点区(14)的触点。2. Portable electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that by a connection provided separately from a connection for connecting said integrated circuit chip to a contact of said second contact area (16), said The integrated circuit chip is connected to contacts of the first contact area (14). 3.如权利要求1所述的便携式电子设备，其特征在于，通过将所述第二触点区(16)中的触点连接到所述第一触点区(14)中的相应触点的连接，所述集成电路芯片连接到所述第一触点区的触点。3. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, by connecting contacts in the second contact area (16) to corresponding contacts in the first contact area (14) connection, the integrated circuit chip is connected to the contacts of the first contact area. 4.如权利要求1至3的任何一个所述的便携式电子设备，其特征在于，从包括ISO 7816-1，2、ETSI UICC TS102.221、GSM11.11、TETRA TS100812-2/EN300812、ARIB PDC SDR-27、3GPP TS31.101和3GPP2TR45的组中选择定义所述第一触点区中的触点的尺寸和位置的预定标准。4. The portable electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, it includes ISO 7816-1, 2, ETSI UICC TS102.221, GSM11.11, TETRA TS100812-2/EN300812, ARIB PDC A predetermined standard defining the size and position of the contacts in said first contact area is selected from the group of SDR-27, 3GPP TS31.101 and 3GPP2 TR45. 5.如权利要求1所述的便携式电子设备，其特征在于，所述卡主体形式(10)为ID-1，所述第一触点区(14)位于所述卡主体的ID-000部件中，以及所述芯片卡区位于所述卡主体(10)的ID-000部件外。5. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the card body form (10) is ID-1, and the first contact area (14) is located at the ID-000 part of the card body , and the chip card area is located outside the ID-000 part of the card body (10). 6.如权利要求5所述的便携式电子设备，其特征在于，在所述ID-000部件的周围处提供所述第一穿孔线。6. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the first line of perforations is provided at the periphery of the ID-000 part. 7.如权利要求1至3的任何一个所述的便携式电子设备，其特征在于，在所述卡主体(10)的相同表面上提供所述第一触点区和所述芯片卡区。7. Portable electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the first contact area and the chip card area are provided on the same surface of the card body (10). 8.如权利要求1至3的任何一个所述的便携式电子设备，其特征在于，在所述卡主体(10)的不同表面上提供所述第一触点区(14)和所述芯片卡区。8. Portable electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said first contact area (14) and said chip card are provided on different surfaces of said card body (10) district. 9.如权利要求1至3的任何一个所述的便携式电子设备，其特征在于，所述芯片卡主体(10)具有多层结构。9. The portable electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the chip card body (10) has a multi-layer structure. 10.如权利要求9所述的便携式电子设备，其特征在于，所述的连接实现为所述多层结构的一层上或所述多层结构的不同层上的物理分开和电绝缘的导线。10. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said connection is implemented as physically separated and electrically insulated wires on one layer of said multilayer structure or on different layers of said multilayer structure .
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